Cap-feeding machine



Jan. 9, 1923.

C. T. SMALL.

CAP FEEDING MACHINE.

FILED FEB. 4, I921.

INVENTOR T.SMALL 12 Fig.2.

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 9, 1923 hdthddit rarest orsie.e

c CHESLEY' T. siannn'or s'r. 'Lo Is, MISSOURI.

CAP-FEEDING MACHINE.

Application filed February 14, 1921. Serial No. 444,640.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHEsLEY T. SMALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, United States of America, have invented .a certain new and useful Cap-Feeding Machine, of which the following is such a full, clear, and'exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which-it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this: specification.

.My invention relates to a cap feeding machine and more particularly to improvements in that form of cap feedingmachine shown and described in application Serial No. 4:13,- 189 filed by meS-eptember 27, 1920.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for controlling the flow of caps to the rotary disc or feed table of the machine, so as to prevent clogging of the caps such as may under certain conditions occur in the type of machines referred to.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of device made in accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a vertical centralsection and Figure 2 is a top plan view. j.

5 indicates a rotary disc or feed table carried on a vertical shaft 6. Arranged above the "feed table 5 is an annular wall 7, the in terior of which is divided into two parts by a partition 8, one of said parts being pro-.

vided with an inclined cover 9. 10 is a peripherial outlet through which the caps are forced by a centrifugal action into a chute 11. 12 are legs for supporting the machine. All or" the above parts are similar to those shown and described in my prior application above referred to.

The caps flow from a hopper, or other suitable source of supply, through a vertical chute 15 terminating in 'an inclined portion 16 preferably'arran'ged at an angle of about 45 and supported by brackets 17. The discharge end of the inclined portion 16 is provided witha vertical door 18 pivoted at 19. Carried by-the door 18 is an arm 20 on which is slidingly mounted a weight'or counterpoise 21 adapted to be secured in position bynieans of a set screw 22. 23 is a passage.

clined portion 16 of the feed chute. The

other end of the cord 23 is carried to. any suitable point within the reach of theoperator of the machine to which the caps are i v to be delivered. I j

Owing to the inclined position of the part 16 of the feed chute and the vertical position of the door 18 the caps are supplied to the feed disc 5 in such a manner as to prevent cl'ogging. At the same time the number of caps which are fed through the chute can be readily regulated bythe operator of the machine through the medium of the cord 23 controlling the counterp-oised door 18.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: s

1. In a device of theclass described, the combination with a horizontal support for the caps, said support being provided with a perpherial outlet and a. passage restricted in height leading thereto, of afeed chute for delivering caps to said support, said feed chute at the point of discharge on said support being inclined toward said restricted S0 2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a rotary horizontal sup port for the caps, saidsupport being provided with a peripherial outlet, of a feed to said outlet and open along its inner'95i periphery for the passage of single caps, of a'feed chute for delivering the c'apsto said support, said feed chute being inclined at the point of discharge upon said support and means for controlling the flow ofcaps through said chute. Y

4. In a'device of the class described, the I combination with a rotary horizontal supbeing inclined toward the inner periphery of port for the caps, said support having a said cover at the point of discharge upon peripherial outlet, a segmental cover for a said support, and a door for controlling the 10 portion of said support adjacent to'suid outfl-ow of caps through said chute.

let and open along its inner periphery for the v In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set passage of single oaps ofa feed ohuteforde my hand andaffixedmy seal. livering caps to said 'support, said feed chute r CHESLEY TL" SMALL. [L. s.] 

